demediar
[d̪emeˈð̞jaɾ]
The verdict
“demediar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partir o dividir en mitades. Dividir, escindir o separar en dos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-demediar · demediar · Spanish
demediar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demediar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪emeˈð̞jaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “demediar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
demediar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪emeˈð̞jaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for demediar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is demediar, spelled D-E-M-E-D-I-A-R.
Definition
- 1Partir o dividir en mitades. Dividir, escindir o separar en dos.
- 2Usar o gastar una cosa, haciendo que pierda la mitad de su valor.
- 3Reducir algo a la mitad.^([cita requerida]).
- 4Llegar algo a la mitad del tiempo, o a la mitad de la edad o de la carrera que se ha de vivir o andar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how demediar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Púseme a pensar qué haría, y parecióme esperar a mi amo hasta que el día demediase, y si viniese y por ventura trajese algo que comiésemos; mas en vano fue mi experiencia.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.